Senior Kyle An follows through on a swing. An led UCLA with a 6-under 207 at the NCAA regional. (Courtesy of Big Ten Conference)
The road back to the national championship is not always easy.
But the Bruins are headed back.
UCLA men’s golf placed second in the NCAA regional in Corvallis, Oregon, from May 18-20, shooting a 14-under 838 at the Trysting Tree Golf Club to beat the top-five cut and secure a spot in the NCAA championship.
Track and field athletes are no stranger to long, strenuous seasons.
But for the Bruins, they will enter the homestretch of their season with postseason aspirations on the horizon.
This post was updated May 25 at 9:52 p.m.
The comeback kids did it again.
No. 1 seed UCLA (51-6, 28-2 Big Ten) bested No. 3 seed Oregon (40-16, 20-10) 3-2 in 11 innings to win the Big Ten championship, achieving its third walk-off victory of the conference tournament in just as many days.
With the bases loaded and the score tied 2-2 in the bottom of the 11th, Oregon right-hander Devin Bell sailed a fastball high and tight to junior infielder Phoenix Call, which the home plate umpire ruled as a hit-by-pitch.
This post was updated May 25 at 10:11 p.m.
No one has more home runs – with 200 – in a single season.
Now, no one has more runs in a single season – with 651 – than the Oklahoma City-bound Bruins.
Nine hours and 20 minutes after the originally posted game time, junior first baseman Mulivai Levu put a bow on the never-ending day.
The Bruins had to wait an eternity for a celebration, but it was well worth it.
No.
The story of the Bruins’ season has been home runs and high-scoring games.
But with a 3-1 lead entering the bottom of the fifth inning, this game looked to be an exception.
“War of attrition, war of wills.”
Columnist George Vecsey’s infamous quote describes the postseason like no other – after a season of triumphs and disappointments, all is for naught without composure, character and rising up to the challenge on the largest stage.
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